Education
2015
Master of Fine Arts (Research), H1, VCA, University of Melbourne
2010
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours), H1, RMIT University
Selected Awards, Grants & Residencies
2017
The Churchie National Emerging Art Prize - Finalist
Whyalla Art Prize - Finalist
Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize - Finalist
Wyndham Art Prize - Finalist
2016
Stuart Black Memorial Travelling Scholarship
Bayside City Council Residency
Abbotsford Convent Start-up Program Studio Residency
2015
Ursula Hoff Institute Inc. Drawing Award
Incinerator Art Award - Finalist
2013
Takt kunstprojektraum residency, Berlin, Germany
2012
Facetnate! The Japan Foundation Sydney Visual Art Grant
2011
Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award
Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award - Finalist
RMIT Honours Travelling Endowment Scholarship
2010
Siemens RMIT Fine Art Award
Solo Exhibitions
2017
Shifting Shapes, Forming Spaces, C3 Contemporary Art Space, VIC
2016
Forms and Diagrams (For Harmonic Ideals), Anna Pappas Gallery, VIC
2014
Geometric Findings, Five Walls Projects, VIC
2012
Shifting, Langford 120 (the wall), VIC
Inside is Outside, Outside is Inside, Seventh Gallery, VIC
Ma: Space between here and there, Japan Foundation Gallery, NSW
Selected Group Exhibitions
2017 Superman 3, curated by Patrick Larmour, Tributary Projects, ACT
2016 Imbue, curated by Aimee Board, Rubicon ARI, VIC
2015 Who is Mr Favisar? Trocadero Art Space, VIC
2013 Natürlich, curated by Isabel Manalo, Takt Kunstraum, Berlin, Germany
Selected Publications
2016
In Conversation with Yuria Okamura, Jean Kemshal-Bell. http://abbotsfordconvent.com.au/blog/in-conversation-with-yuria-okamura
Featured in Create! Magazine #1, New York
Yuria Okamura, Aimee Board, https://issuu.com/dualsite/docs/yuriaokamura_final
2014
Yuria Okamura at Five Walls Gallery, Meg Crawford, Weekend Notes, http://www.weekendnotes.com/yuria-okamura-five-walls-gallery/
2013
Featured in Fukt #12: A magazine for contemporary drawing, Berlin
2012
Young Collectors 2012, Dan Rule, Your weekend: In the galleries, The age, 28 July
Collections
Justin Art House Museum Collection, VIC
Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award Collection, NSW
Private Collections in Australia, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, U.S.A and Japan